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Three men have been charged in the March 9 shooting death of a 22-year-old Newark men after their SUV was stopped by police in Irvington, authorities said.
Tyshon Armour, 19, of Newark; Reynold Henderson, 18, of Irvington; and Isaad S. Jackson, 20 of Newark, were charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
Police responding to reports of a shooting on St. Paul Avenue found Dedric Bracey, 22, with multiple gunshot wounds around 4 p.m. on March 9, Stephens said alongside Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, III.
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Authorities have identified a 63-year-old woman who was reportedly shot and killed while celebrating her birthday in Newark. (Shutterstock)
NEWARK, NJ Authorities have identified a 63-year-old woman who was reportedly shot and killed while celebrating her birthday in Newark last week.
Newark police officers responded to the 200-block of Lehigh Avenue around 8 p.m. on Thursday after getting reports about a shooting, according to a joint statement from the Essex County Prosecutor s Office and the Newark Department of Public Safety.
Officers found the victim, Debra Derrick of Newark, suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency responders rushed her to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 8:27 p.m., authorities said.
3 charged in N.J. murder after detectives stop SUV that fled crime scene, authorities say
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Three men were charged in a Newark killing after the trio was stopped by New Jersey State Police detectives riding in a vehicle that matched a description from the shooting, authorities said Thursday.
Tyshon Armor, 19, Isaad S. Jackson, 20, both of Newark, along with Reynold Henderson, 18, of Irvington, each face charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced in a statement.
The trio was arrested in the shooting Tuesday that killed 22-year-old Dedric Bracey in Newark’s West Ward, according to authorities. Bracey, a city resident, was found around 4 p.m. on St. Paul Avenue shot multiple times and died at a local hospital, authorities said.